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63 NASSAU STREET, BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN
Built in c.1860, possibly for boot maker Julian Gauton, this narrow cast iron building is thought to be one of the few iron buildings in New York that was designed by James Bogardus. Bogardus held early patents on techniques for prefabricating iron, and in 1848, was the first to erect a cast-iron building. Several extant and demolished buildings have been firmly identified as the work of Bogardus; this structure on Nassau Street has been attributed to him because of its similarity to known works by the architect/fabricator, such as 85 Leonard Street and the Harper & Son printing plant (now demolished). Of particular interest on the iron façade are the tall, elongated Corinthian columns, the extensive use of rope moldings, the heavy foliate spandrels, and the heads of George Washington and Benjamin Franklin, which are attached to the column bases. The ground floor of the building has been modernized, but the upper stories remain largely intact. The Landmarks Commission has held previous public hearings on this building in 1966 and 1967.
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